News Archive

In The News News

Talladega native, Victory Christian grad Joshua Nunn part of trip to study ice sheet in Greenland    /  Talladega Daily Home

Talladega native Joshua Nunn spent his part of his summer a very long way from home. Currently working on a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Alabama,…


Source: Talladega Daily Home    /    Published: November 13, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Research, Students   

ariel view of Engineering Quad

COLLEGE NEWS: November 4, 2018    /  The Tuscaloosa News

A University of Alabama student team — Alabeama — recently placed third in the 2018 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Big Beam Competition. Among the team members are: Daniel Bridi Valentim and Gabrielle Willis of Tuscaloosa….


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: November 10, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students   

Plugging the Hypersonic Missile Gap — The First $1.4 Billion    /  Business Alabama

By the time you finish reading this sentence, a hypersonic weapon could have flown from Mobile to Huntsville, where Lockheed Martin Space is researching and developing just such a device…


Source: Business Alabama    /    Published: November 6, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

The U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge    /  Geospatial World

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks announced the launch of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC), revealing the 12 competing…


Source: Geospatial World    /    Published: October 30, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students    /    Features:     

ariel view of Engineering Quad

UA engineers build structure that could survive a natural disaster    /  WVUA

A building has now been made to survive the impact of an earthquake, and possibly a hurricane. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA engineers built a two-story structure to stand strong in the wake of…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: October 25, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Research    /    Features:     

Put down that cell phone! Alabama lawmakers are getting closer to passing hands-free driving laws.    /  Bham Now

Hey drivers! Put down that cell phone because Alabama is on the verge of passing hands-free driving laws in March 2019. Admit it, your cell phone is your best friend….


Source: Bham Now    /    Published: October 23, 2018    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:     

ariel view of Engineering Quad

AU, UA team up for $2M project to make diesel fuel burn cleaner    /  The Tuscaloosa News

Auburn University researchers are working on a bio-based additive to make diesel fuel burn cleaner as part of a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy project that will see researchers…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 22, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research    /    Features:   ,   

Co-ops give engineering students ‘real-world application’    /  Crimson White

For students like Alexandra Andreen, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, the Cooperative Education Program, or co-op, provided her with distinct professional experience not offered by any other program. “I…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: October 17, 2018    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, In The News, Students    /    Features:     

ariel view of Engineering Quad

NCBA Presents Awards and Scholarships at 2018 Fall Conference    /  Inside Arm

National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA) presented its 2018 awards and scholarships last week at the NCBA 2018 Fall Conference in Nashville … Dakota West is from West Law Group, PLLC…


Source: Inside Arm    /    Published: October 12, 2018    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

UA engineering professors create sensor to prevent hot-car deaths    /  The Tuscaloosa News

A pair of University of Alabama professors has devised a monitor meant to help prevent accidental hot-car deaths and injuries among children left in vehicles. “The idea is that if…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 9, 2018    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

Featured

Want the news to come to you? Follow our Social Media channels.

Alumni, keep in touch by updating your email to get our monthly newsletter direct to your inbox!

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,800 students and more than 150 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.